Welcome to Wildwater Canoeing

Wildwater Canoeing is a discipline of canoe racing, also known as Wildwater Racing and Whitewater Racing. The wildwater time trial is the purest of whitewater racing forms - the athlete, the river, the clock.

A racing performance is the result of physical conditioning, skill and harmony with the water - and is the only sport where social paddling is necessary to achieve a peak performance. Beautiful water, scenery and companionship make the Wild Water Racing experience compelling. The competitor is free to take whichever route on the river they desire, a freedom of racing unsurpassed in the whitewater world. 

Wildwater Canoeing is governed by the British Canoe Union, and managed through GB Canoeing.

Latest News

  • Dart results up
  • GB Team Registration
  • Irwell results now up
  • Hamble results
  • South Wales National Training Weekend
  • 2014 Team Trips help needed
  • Wildwater Racing Winners 2013
  • Tyne/Tees race results
  • Tyne/Tees/ACM this weekend
  • Dee results added

  • The registration for GB team selection is now open. All athletes must register for selection before 1st Feb 2014. 

    If you wish to contest senior and junior teams you will need to fill in both the GB senior and GB junior forms. If you want to race in more than one class - please use the 'add Guest' button to create a new registration form.

    You will need to be logged in to be able to access the registration forms.

    All the best to athletes going for selection this year, and please do not leave it to the last minute to register for selection - this isn't homework!

    Note: The cut-off date has been extended to 1st Feb 2014 to allow athletes to review the selection policy prior to registering for selection should they wish. The selection policy is expected to be released week commencing Dec 14.

  • Apologies for the delay in the Irwell results which have now been posted.

    Regional

    Wavehopper

  • The results from yesterday's well attended Hamble race have been posted.

    Regional

    Wavehopper

  • South Wales National Training Weekend


    This is open to all paddlers and is an inclusive training weekend

    Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th December on the Rivers Wye & Usk

    Costs are

    Accommodation £18per night

    Attendance costs £ 25

    Junior & Senior Paddler Places limited to 20, based on first come first served basis but you must be competent on sections of river like the lower Tryweryn down from NRA Bridge, Dart Loop, or the main course at Nottingham. Be aiming to be paddling a composite WWR, but wave hoppers can be used if no other boat can be found. Also have gained or hopefully well on your way to gaining the WWR 3 Star award. Be capable of paddling about 40 ish miles during the weekend over the 2 days.

    The accommodation for Paddlers & support staff is limited to 30 and consists of bunk beds in various sized shared rooms. It’s not your local B & B.

    It is booked for Friday and Saturday nights. If you are able to travel on Saturday morning then you don’t need to book Friday night.

    Juniors are encouraged to convince your coach to attend if possible, this can be on or off the water.

    If parents would like to attend they are more than welcome but you may have to make other accommodation arrangements if we reach the 30 people. Numbers will be confirmed after the closing date for applications which is the 29th November to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. permission to paddle & medical forms are needed to be completed for each junior paddler and these will be sent by e mail once your place has been acknowledged. Senior paddlers need to complete a personal contact form.

    Don’t leave contacting me until the dead line as you might be disappointed.

    Weekend Format

    Saturday

    Long Paddle Saturday morning then 2 or 3 shorter paddles Saturday afternoon

    Meet at Broughrood School (post code for Sat Nav Llyswen

    Brecon, Powys LD3 0YB Grid reference SO129384) for an 08.30 Start. Bring your own food but there is a small café in the village at the exit point near Broughrood School. Please bring snacks and drinks. Boats ready to be used with air bags tied in and blown up. CE helmets and ISO buoyancy aids aids required.

    Details of the river for Saturday can be found following the link below

    http://www.wyeuskfoundation.org/navigation/downloads/Builth%20to%20Glasbury.pdf

    After the paddling on Saturday the accommodation will be at Plas Pencelli out door education centre. Pencelli, Brecon, Powys LD3 7LX http://www.plaspencelli.co.uk/ there is a small kitchen in the lodge or there are local pubs to get an evening meal, most here most people will go to.

    Sunday

    Aim to be at the Tallybont access by 08.30 probably 2 runs to Crickhowel then return to Pencelli to tidy up, spot of lunch then one more run to Crickhowell then leave for home from the get out. Generally getting away by about 14.30. Again please ensure that you have brought food for both days as shopping is very limited locally.

    http://www.wyeuskfoundation.org/navigation/downloads/Talybont%20to%20Crickhowell.pdf?=2013

    Don't forget there is a deadline for applications and only 20 paddler places.

  • The exec are looking for support staff & coaches to assist with or run the Junior & Senior team trips next summer also people to help with training weekends. If you have some spare time on your hands or are able to help in any way please contact me on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  Senior trips are in Italy and Austria with the Juniors off to Banja Luka in Bosnia.  

  • Wildwater Racing Winners 2013

    Below are the results for the Wildwater Racing Winners 2013.

    Congratulations to the winners and well done to all those that competed. Also, many thanks to the race organisers and helpers without whose efforts this would not be possible.

    We look forward to seeing you all near a river soon.

    More information on our Facebook page.

    Wildwater Executive

    Boys and Mens

    MK1 2013 Winners

    Overall Scott Finch WYCC

    U10 Haroon Ebrahim Sharks
    U12 Owen Wilson Duddon
    U14 Callum Gingell WYCC
    U16 Matthew Chapman Oakwood
    U18 Scott Finch WYCC

    U23 Robert Jeffries Pennine
    Senior Dylan Woodhead Independent
    Veteran Martin Harrell Chippenham

    MC1 Winner
    Ross Pearton

    MC2 Winners
    Andy Hamilton/Paul Anderson

    Girls and Women

    WK1 2013 Winners

    Overall Lucy Brown WYCC

    U10 Chelsea Ludlow Sharks
    U12 Victoria Longstaff Duddon
    U14 Lucy Brown WYCC
    U16 Rhiann Taylor Duddon
    U18 Emily Thomson WYCC

    U23 Catherine Robinson HYM Cops
    Senior Alexandra Judge Sharks
    Veteran Lynette Shahmoradian Rutland

  • It's November and that means that the Tyne/Tees weekend is here. A great weekend of racing on good rivers awaits, and it is also the English Championships. The ACM and dinner which will take place at Hexham Canoe Club on Saturday night. You can find the flyer for this event at the bottom of the home page.

  • The results from the races on the Dee last weekend have been added.

    Sprint

    Classic

Season planning

Posted in Coaches Blog

Hi Race Team members

As the end of the competition season has arrived it is time to review our personal achievements over the past 12 months.

Did we set goals – did we reach or surpass them? List your achievements over the past year in paddlesport and other areas of your life. Identify where you have succeeded and where you have failed – do you know why things have not always gone as planed

Remember it's good to fail!! It shows you are pushing at the limits of your current abilities.

Remember the Olympic ice skater who fell on her backside 10,000 times before gaining the gold medal.

Continue Reading

Summer thoughts

Posted in Coaches Blog

Well selection is over and some have made the GB team and some have not.

So what now if you didn’t make it?

Just because you aren’t in the GB team it doesn’t mean you can’t have a week or two paddling in the sun in Europe. There are various class C international races over the summer as well as domestic races such as Swiss cup, and regional French races.

All you need to do is get together, fill a car and book a ferry. You don’t even need to do a race, but it makes a great end to a weeks paddling and gives it a bit more purpose. If you’ve not paddled on alpine rivers before, you will gain a huge amount of confidence and technical paddling ability in a short time and when you come back the British races will seem like tiny ditches.

Continue Reading

Grow Our Sport

Grow Our Sport is here to enhance and improve the promotion of exciting  WWR events directly to as many people as possible

Raising awareness and participation in a great paddling discipline!

If you want to receive regular emails, detailing events in your area, just sign up!

Everyone is most welcome!!

Mentor Scheme

Have you an interest in helping a young athlete reach their full potential ?

...With just a couple of hours a week to offer...you could be part of the next big success story!

The Young Paddler Mentoring Scheme aims to assist and grow the sport from the ground up. For more details contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Race Promos